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© unknownQueensland's dengue fever outbreak has spread to the Atherton Tableland town of Mareeba.
The dengue fever outbreak that has killed a woman in far north Queensland has spread west from Cairns to the Atherton Tableland town of Mareeba.

Queensland Health said one case of locally acquired dengue fever type three has been confirmed in the town.

Mareeba has joined Cairns, Townsville, Port Douglas, Yarrabah, Injinoo and Innisfail in north Queensland's dengue fever outbreaks.

An 82-year-old Cairns woman has died, and there are currently 660 confirmed cases of locally acquired dengue fever in north Queensland, including 582 cases in Cairns and 71 in Townsville.

Queensland Health and Tablelands Regional Council staff have undertaken mosquito control work in Mareeba.

Local residents in north Queensland are urged to clean up their yards to stop mosquitoes breeding and to wear insect repellent.

The Cairns suburb of White Rock has been added as a dengue hotspot, taking the total number of affected suburbs in the city to 21.

AAP